From ESPN, Ed Orgeron has created a lot of excitement at USC, but has it been enough for him to win the full-time job? Former Ole Miss chancellor Robert Khayat thinks it should be. …

Vanderbilt coach James Franklin, an active user of Twitter, explains how he interacts with Tennessee fans. The relationship has gone from snippy to friendly among Tennessee’s two SEC schools. Franklin says he’ll talk, but he’s not afraid to use the block button, and that’s with any fan base. This from CoachingSearch.com. …

Missouri coach Gary Pinkel is in line to pick up some big bonus money if the Tigers win their last two games — at Ole Miss Saturday then at home against Texas A&M — and clinch the SEC East title. This from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. …

LSU and Texas A&M will develop into an interesting SEC border rivalry:

Snyder: More bounce in step of the Louisiana players on our team. Quite a bit of pep in their step in practice. #12thMan#TAMU#SEC#LSU